Where does “durrī” come from?
durrī (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic þurʀī, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
durrī (Old High German): dryness
Ancestry of “durrī”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þurʀī | dry, dried up |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þursuz | dry, lacking water |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “durrī”